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So I fell to asking for the son of my uncle; but there was none

to answer me concerning him; and I went out to the grave-yard and

the sepulchres, and sought for the tomb under which he was, but

could not find it; and I ceased not wandering about from

sepulchre to sepulchre, and tomb to tomb, all without success,

till night set in. So I returned to the city, yet I could neither

eat nor drink; my thoughts being engrossed with my cousin, for

that I knew not what was become of him; and I grieved with

exceeding grief and passed another sorrowful night, watching

until the morning. Then went I a second time to the cemetery,

pondering over what the son of mine uncle had done; and, sorely

repenting my hearkening to him, went round among all the tombs,

but could not find the tomb I sought. I mourned over the past,

and remained in my mourning seven days, seeking the place and

ever missing the path.